In the 1860s, the first great wave of homesteaders poured into Nebraska to claim free land granted by the federal government.
Many of the first farm settlers built their homes out of sod[?] because they found so few trees on the grassy land.

Nebraska is the only state in the United States with a unicamerallegislature, that is a legislature with only one house. Although this house is known simply as he "Legislature", its members still call themselves "Senators".

In regional terms, Nebraska is located in the Great Plains, at the westernmost extent of the Grain Belt.
The eastern portion of the State can be considered part of the "Midwest", while the western and central portions are part of the "West", although the distinction between these regions is somewhat fluid.
Indeed, one of Nebraska's mottos is "Where the West begins", and a local legend even has it that the West begins precisely at the intersection of 13th and O Streets in Lincoln (where it is marked by a red brick star).